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Author: Laseron, E. Short title: A dictionary of the Malayalim and English, and the English and Malayalim languages, with an appendix. Date and time of digitizing
The Pullur Kodavalam inscription (dated to c. 1020 AD) is an early 11th century stone inscription from Pullur, near Kanhangad in Kerala, south India. [1] The old Malayalam inscription in Vattezhuthu script (with additional Grantha characters) is engraved on a single stone slab in the courtyard of the Pullur Kodavalam Vishnu Temple [14 lines, obverse side only].
Kettu Kalyanam, also known as Thali Kettu, was the name of an elaborate marriage ceremony of the Samanthan, Nair, Maarar, and Ambalavasi communities of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The customs varied from region to region and caste to caste.
The Keralolpathi covers the ancestry of the Namboodiri Brahmins and other castes of Kerala and is sometimes called the "Kerala Ulpathy". While the "Kerala Mahatmayam" deals with the origin of Kerala and its people alone, the Keralolpathi gives a history of Kerala down to the modern age, including reference to the British in Kerala.
The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century, when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi.In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. [3]
In Kerala, the administrative divisions below the district are called taluks.There are 78 taluks with 1670 villages (including group villages). [1] [2]For revenue administration, a district subdivided into revenue divisions, each comprising multiple taluks within its jurisdiction.
There are many active groups in Kerala from Kozhikode to Thiruvananthapuram with Trichur as the hub of the revival. There is a magazine dedicated for slokam called Kavana Kauthukam published from Trichur. Akhila Kerala Aksharasloka Parishath and Kerala Aksharasloka Federation are two organisations for propagating aksharaslokam.
Omanathinkal Kidavo (Malayalam: ഓമന തിങ്കള് കിടാവോ) is a lullaby in Malayalam that was composed by Irayimman Thampi on the birth of Maharajah Swathi Thirunal of Travancore. To date, it remains one of the most popular lullabies in the Malayalam language.